IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - Assessment Reports

Assessment Reports

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IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3

Assessment Reports

Introduction

This topic, and the ones that follow, describe the standard assessment reports, what they 

contain, and how you can configure them. The options vary by report.

Licensing

Reports require additional licensing. For more information about obtaining licenses to use 

the Reports option, contact your IBM ISS representative.

Reports from event 

data 

In addition to standard reports, you can create reports from event data displayed on an 

Analysis view. You can do any of the following:

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Print a report.

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Save a report to a file in several file formats. 

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Save reports and include vulnerability Help.

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Schedule reports. 

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Copy and paste the report data into an email, a spreadsheet, or a text file.

Running reports

To run reports in the SiteProtector Console:

1. On the navigation pane, select the group for which you want to run reports.

2. On the right pane, select and tab, and then select the Report view.

3. Right-click the report name to create, and then select New Report from the pop-up 

menu.

4. Customize the report according to your needs on the Report Specification tab.

Note:

The default reporting period on the Report Period tab is the previous day, 

which may not provide the results you need. You can customize the report period to 

start on another day or to stop and start at particular times on different days.

5. Set up a schedule to run the report on a regular basis if needed on the Recurrence tab.

6. Click OK.

Viewing reports

To view a report:

1. On the navigation pane, select the group for which you want to run reports.

2. On the right pane, select and tab, and then select the Report view.

3. Right-click the report name to create, and then select Properties from the pop-up 

menu.

4. Select Reports on the left pane.

5. Right-click an instance of the report, and then select Open Report from the pop-up 

menu. 

6. Follow the prompts to open the report file on your computer.